Coinciding with the Dragway’s annual Spooktacular Weekend, the track held its fifth annual “Octoberfast” celebration – it’s last event before closing shop for the winter.

On Saturday, a steady dose of rain kept the speed demons off the track for the entire day. However, that didn’t stop a lot of the attendees from enjoying themselves. Inside the restaurant on location, folks feasted on a Thanksgiving potluck, along with a pre-Halloween celebration. Outside many kept warm beside a bonfire under the stars.

On Sunday morning, without a cloud in sight, it was evident that the racers were eager to get back into the action.

Since the previous day’s races were all postponed because of inclement weather, organizers were tasked with fitting two days of racing into one, according to the facility’s owner and operator Arnie Malcolm.

Malcolm noted that the Spooktacular Weekend is an important one for the people involved at the track, from the racers to the workers because for a lot of them it’s the last time that they get to gather together with their racing buddies before spring.

“A lot of people won’t see each other until May of next year,” he said. “It’s a big deal. We had a big party last night and turkey dinner, tons of people dressed up. It was just a cool deal, you know.”

Throughout the weekend, Malcolm said the track hosted around 150 participants and spectators. The event featured a wide variety of vehicles from all sorts of makes and models in five separate classes, including Semi-Pro, Super-Pro, Outlaw, Street Eliminator and Junior.

At the end of the day, Quebec City’s Trevor Monaghan emerged victorious in the Junior Category. Aiden Clarmo from Metcalfe, Ont. came out on top in the Semi-Pro Category. Renfrew’s own Kyle Jessup won the Super-Pro division. Mike Maxsom from Aylmer took home the Outlaw division crown. No winners were announced in the Speed Eliminator Category.

Wrapping up the National Hot Rods Association’s (NHRA) season, the Dragway also announced the champions from each division on its Facebook page. For the Semi-Pros, Wes Clarmo was crowned as champ. Ashley Ogilvie became the first female Super-Pro champion and Ryan Clarmo took home the Junior division title.

Now all done with racing season, Malcolm said he and his crew of helpers are looking forward to next year and will begin working on the facility’s upkeep this week.

The Dragway’s next big event will be its awards banquet held on Nov. 16 where the theme will be Carribean cruise.

Last weekend, the Luskville Dragway held its annual Spooktacular weekend, drawing in over 100 people to enjoy the races and festivities. Pictured, Hub Frappier from Chelmsford, Ont. picks up some hang time on his take off in his old school Plymouth during test trials on Sunday.

Terry Shakespeare from Huntsville, Ont. gets ready for takeoff on his Suzuki GSX-R speedbike.

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